October 22, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada demands that the federal government ensure the swift deportation of ex-Nazi Helmut Oberlander. Oberlander and his legal team have long stalled his deportation with endless legal challenges and delays. Last December, Oberlander’s appeal effort was rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada. Now, the Immigration and Refugee […]
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October 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada QUESNEL, B.C. – A B.C. man has been found guilty of breach of probation, following a prior conviction for wilfully promoting hatred against Jews in 2017. Arthur Topham was first charged in 2012, after he had called for Jews to be forcibly sterilized, claimed that Canada is “controlled by the Zionist Jew lobby,”
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October 4, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – In a historic moment for Canada, Annamie Paul has become the first Jewish woman to lead a major federal political party and the first Black woman to lead one on a permanent basis. In results unveiled yesterday evening, Paul triumphed over seven other contenders to win the leadership of the
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October 1, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is delighted to offer congratulations to the winners of last night’s Diverse Minds Creative Writing Competition in Montreal. This was the first year of this contest in Montreal, and we are extremely proud of all the incredible work and dedication the participants and those involved
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September 25, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is encouraging the University of Toronto to resist a pressure campaign demanding it hire an anti-Israel activist with ties to an organization closely linked to a terrorist group. Valentina Azarova, who has been painted by several news reports as a harmless “human-rights scholar,” was allegedly under
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September 24, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is advocating for the democratic rights of Jewish voters when it comes to the date of Canada’s next election. Elections Canada is consulting stakeholders such as B’nai Brith on dates for the next federal election, possibly to take place during the challenging time of COVID-19. In
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September 17, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada EDMONTON – A figure with a long history of inciting hatred has been denied a platform in Canada following community and B’nai Brith Canada advocacy. Following fruitful discussions between B’nai Brith Alberta Public Affairs Manager Abe Silverman and the Archdiosese of Edmonton, the latter has barred Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, head of
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September 16, 2020 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) are thrilled to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our organizations. At a special press conference today, representatives from both groups gathered together to speak about the initiative and sign the historic document. B’nai Brith was represented by its Chair
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The video event will appear here on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time.
September 14, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – In advance of the Speech from the Throne in nine days, B’nai Brith Canada has written Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterating the importance of confronting antisemitism during this challenging time of COVID-19. “The Speech from the Throne is a major statement of government direction, setting out an agenda
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